New Atlas of the Moon

Summary

Designed for day-to-day observing of the moon and its features.New Atlas of the Moon examines Earth's only satellite in strikingly intricate detail. Comprehensive and lushly illustrated, this book allows amateur stargazers to find hundreds of lunar features and explore them with confidence. Exceptional photographs by Thierry Legault chart the moon's features in remarkable detail. Serge Brunier's authoritative text speaks to the romance humankind has had with the moon.The most distinctive feature of this atlas is the use of clear overlays to identify the moon's many craters, mountains, rilles and maria visible by telescope, binoculars or the naked eye. The atlas also includes: A day-by-day photographic record of the moon in all its phases The moon's history, mythology, astronomical significance, and influence on Earth Maps illustrating the history and topography of 57 of the moon's major features The motion of the moon and lunar eclipses Detailed instructions on observing the moon through telescopes Co-longitude calendars to the year 2008 Basic formulas for calculating co-longitude for any future date Calendars tracking moon phases and lunar and solar eclipses to 2011.

Author Biography

Thierry Legault is a celebrated astrophotographer whose images have appeared in magazines and books worldwide. Serge Brunier is the author of The Concise Atlas of the Stars and co-author of Great Observatories of the World.

Thierry Legault is a celebrated astrophotographer whose images have appeared in magazines and books worldwide.

Serge Brunier is the author of The Concise Atlas of the Stars and co-author of Great Observatories of the World.

The Moon From Day To Day
New Moon and Earthshine
Three-Day-Old Moon
Four-Day-Old Moon
Five-Day-Old Moon
Six-Day-Old Moon
First Quarter Moon
Eight-Day-Old Moon
Nine-Day-Old Moon
Ten-Day-Old Moon
Eleven-Day-Old Moon
Twelve-Day-Old Moon
Thirteen-Day-Old Moon
Fourteen-Day-Old Moon
Full Moon Sixteen-Day-Old Moon
Seventeen-Day-Old Moon
Eighteen-Day-Old Moon
Nineteen-Day-Old Moon
Twenty-Day-Old Moon
Twenty-One-Day-Old Moon
Twenty-Two-Day-Old Moon
Last Quarter Moon
Twenty-Four-Day-Old Moon
Twenty-Five-Day-Old Moon
Twenty-Six-Day-Old Moon
Twenty-Seven-Day-Old Moon
Lunar Cartography
Mare Fecunditatis Messier Langrenus
Petavius Mare Serenitatis Posidonius Mare Nectaris Fracastorius
Janssen Sinus Asperitatis Theophilus Mare Tranquilitatis Cauchy
Atlas Plinius
Ariadaeus Rima Arago Caucasus Mare Frigoris Arisoteles
Lacus Mortis Mare Vaporum Sinus Medii Triesnecker
The Southern Highlands Ptolemaeus Alphonus
Deslandres Lilius Maginus
Stofler Moretus
Tycho Clavius Mare Imbrium Meton Cassini
Vallis Alpes Pico Plato Archimedes
Hadley Spitzbergen Lambert
La Hire Sinus Iridium Mare
Insularum Copernicus Sinus Aestuum Eratosthenes
Stadius Mare
Cognitum Fra Mauro Palus Epidemiarum Ramsden Mare Nubium
The Straight Wall Gould
Pitatus Bullialdus Lubiniezky
Doppelmayer Mare Humorum Hippalus
Herigonius Gassendi Schickard
Wargentin Oceanus Procellarum Montes Riphaeus
Hortensius Kepler
Marius Reiner Gamma
Aristarchus Prinz
R??mker Rima Sirsalis
Lunar Movements
The Moon's Motion Eclipses
A Practical Guide to the Moon
Calendars
Glossary
Bibliography and Web sites
Index
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